. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . ave to pass. An Arab caravan which had followed them was in thesame condition. At length, having obtained a part of the number he required, a camparas formed at Phunze, where Grant, with Bombay to attend on him, TWO CELEBRATED EXPLORERS. 145 remained in charge of part of the baggage, while Speke, with the Pig ashis guide and Baraka as his attendant, pushed on ahead. The chiefs ofevery district through which they passed demanded tribute, withoutwhich the travellers could not move forward. This caused numberlessprovoking delays, as the chie
. Explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa; . ave to pass. An Arab caravan which had followed them was in thesame condition. At length, having obtained a part of the number he required, a camparas formed at Phunze, where Grant, with Bombay to attend on him, TWO CELEBRATED EXPLORERS. 145 remained in charge of part of the baggage, while Speke, with the Pig ashis guide and Baraka as his attendant, pushed on ahead. The chiefs ofevery district through which they passed demanded tribute, withoutwhich the travellers could not move forward. This caused numberlessprovoking delays, as the chiefs were often not content with what wasoffered to them. Early in June he arrived in a district governed by a chief calledMyonga, famed for his extortions and infamous conduct, in consequenceof which no Arabs would pass that way. On approaching his palacetwar-drums were heard in every surrounding village. The Pig wentforward to obtain terms for the caravan to pass by. Myonga repliedthat he wished to see a white man, as he had never yet set eyes on one,. PECULIAR AFRICAN BULLOCK. and \.» juld have a residence prepared for him, Speke declined the favor,but sent Baraka to arrange the tribute. Baraka amused himself, asusual, for some hours, with firing off volleys of ammunition, and it wasnot till evening that the palace drums announced that the tribute hadbeen settled, consisting of six yards of cloth, some beads, and otherarticles. On this Speke immediately gave orders to commence themarch, but two cows had been stolen from the caravan, and the mendeclared that they would not proceed without getting them bac;k,Speke knew that if he remained more cloths would be demanded, and assoon as the cows arrived he gave them to the villagers. This raised a mutiny among his men, and the Pig would not show theWay, nor would a single porter lift his lo^d, Speke would not enter the W. A.—10 146 WONDERS OF THE TROPICS. village, and his party remained, therefore outside all night. The nextmorni
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